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Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman on All-Star chances, Catching return · Foul Territory

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  Speaker 1: I do my best to try and focus on my
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  Speaker 1: day to day routine and come in every day try
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  Speaker 1: and do what I can to prepare for the game,
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  Speaker 1: but it's definitely something that crosses your mind.
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  Speaker 2: Hunter Goodman joins us right now on the show Rockies
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  Speaker 2: Catcher leaning his team in most offensive categories two and
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  Speaker 2: you're on with two longtime veteran catchers here, Hunter, Great
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  Speaker 2: to have.
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  Speaker 3: You on the show.
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  Speaker 2: Man has the season going, you know, let's start for
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  Speaker 2: you personally. Obviously it's not a dream season for the team,
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  Speaker 2: But how is this for you to see so much
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  Speaker 2: success so far this year?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, it's been good. I mean successes.
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  Speaker 1: The team has been what we wanted obviously, but I've
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  Speaker 1: had a lot of first this year and it's been
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  Speaker 1: a lot of fun just being up here all year
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  Speaker 1: and having some success.
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  Speaker 5: What's been the best part for you personally? Before we
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  Speaker 5: get into the team aspect, what's been the best part
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  Speaker 5: of you personally? Mentioned first, like your first opening day
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  Speaker 5: star what's been the best part for you personally?
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  Speaker 1: I think the best part this year is uh, I
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  Speaker 1: kind of know my role a lot better than the
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  Speaker 1: previous two years and just getting back behind the plate again.
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  Speaker 4: First, my first full.
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  Speaker 1: Season behind the plate since since college basically, So it's
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  Speaker 1: very exciting just this offseason working behind the dish and
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  Speaker 1: getting ready to catch a lot more this year.
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  Speaker 6: Is that too much? I mean, we talk about changing
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  Speaker 6: positions all the time. A lot of the big news
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  Speaker 6: around Denvers was, oh, I'm not changing I'm not changing
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  Speaker 6: the position. We talked about it the other day with
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  Speaker 6: Ben Wright about Ben Rice. The other day, AJ and
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  Speaker 6: I were like, you, it's live fire, is what AJ said.
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  Speaker 6: Getting back there behind a dish in a big league game.
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  Speaker 6: How tough has that been? Learning on the fly? I mean,
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  Speaker 6: not learning on the fly, but getting back in there
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  Speaker 6: on the fly.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I would say, I mean, I would say the
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  Speaker 1: first month was kind of a grind, just getting back
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  Speaker 1: into the whole scouting reports, and there's there's a lot
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  Speaker 1: to go into it pregame, and there's a lot that
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  Speaker 1: goes into it during the game. But getting back used
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  Speaker 1: to it and playing one position again, not bouncing around
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  Speaker 1: different positions has been has been helpful.
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  Speaker 5: I think for me, what's been the hardest part about
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  Speaker 5: catching again? I mean, you mentioned scouting reports, but what's
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  Speaker 5: been the besides is it physical or mental? Because people
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  Speaker 5: would ask me all the time, you know, hey, you
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  Speaker 5: catch every game, are you tired? And I was never
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  Speaker 5: physically really tired. It was more of a mental grind
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  Speaker 5: that I would go through. So what's the hardest part?
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  Speaker 5: Is it to getting up every day to catch physically
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  Speaker 5: or is it like, man, I got nine ings by
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  Speaker 5: an addition, I got to get our dudes through it.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, I think there's definitely some days physically you're
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  Speaker 1: tired obviously throughout a long season, but there's days mentally
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  Speaker 1: where you're just like, man, we got to figure out
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  Speaker 1: how to get these guys through, how to get these
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  Speaker 1: guys out. So I think it's a combination of both.
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  Speaker 1: It just kind of depends on the day.
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  Speaker 6: What about your swing. In the offseason, everybody says, oh, man,
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  Speaker 6: like I'm doing this to change this all that, and
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  Speaker 6: then you go into season you're like, I'm gonna make
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  Speaker 6: an all start team. Now you're on that path. Do
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  Speaker 6: you sit there and go, oh, man, I guess I
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  Speaker 6: wish I was catching this whole time because it's helped
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  Speaker 6: my swing Because I'm not. Maybe you're not thinking about
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  Speaker 6: it as much and you're just going out there and
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  Speaker 6: hitting because you got all this catching stuff going on.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I've said that a lot. I mean, I think
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  Speaker 1: there's numbers to back it up. Like when I catch,
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  Speaker 1: I seem to perform a lot better at the plate,
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  Speaker 1: And I think a lot of that is the mental
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  Speaker 1: side of Like when you're catching a lot of the
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  Speaker 1: other the defensive side of the ball is typically more
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  Speaker 1: important than the offense that day. I mean, you still
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  Speaker 1: want to perform, but at the end of the day,
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  Speaker 1: you got to try and keep the other team from scoring,
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  Speaker 1: and I think.
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  Speaker 4: That takes a lot of pressure off at bats.
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  Speaker 3: True.
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  Speaker 5: True, All right, I gotta ask a team question, and
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  Speaker 5: I don't even know how you would answer this.
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  Speaker 3: Did you think it would be this bad? You? Did
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  Speaker 3: anybody think it would be this? I mean, geez.
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  Speaker 5: I mean it's like, I feel sorry for the players,
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  Speaker 5: but because we're in the big leagues, I get it.
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  Speaker 5: But it's like, man, did you think it would be
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  Speaker 5: this bad?
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  Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think anybody thought it would it
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  Speaker 1: would go like it has.
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  Speaker 4: But I think the way we're moving now, as.
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  Speaker 1: Far as the as far as the last two or
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  Speaker 1: three weeks ago, we've been we've been competing in games
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  Speaker 1: and we've gotten a few wins. I mean, the results
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  Speaker 1: still aren't aren't the best, but I think we're moving
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  Speaker 1: in the right direction.
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  Speaker 6: What does that direction look like? In the game, You're
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  Speaker 6: you're back there behind a dish and you're starting You're
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  Speaker 6: starting to like feel the flow of the game. You're like,
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  Speaker 6: all right, you know we're gonna go you know, Kindley's
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  Speaker 6: gonna be going in here, Bird's gonna be coming into
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  Speaker 6: a spot. Do you help talk talk the coaches through
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  Speaker 6: that so that you're like, Hey, I'm feeling this situation.
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  Speaker 6: We need to stick with this guy? Or is it
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  Speaker 6: not like that for you where you're at in your career.
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  Speaker 1: I haven't really gotten to a point where I kind
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  Speaker 1: of do that yet. I mean, we'll have conversations about
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  Speaker 1: the starter, say it's the he goes through the fifth
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  Speaker 1: comes back in, like, hey, is this stuff looking does he?
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  Speaker 1: Is he good to go another one? Is this stuff
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  Speaker 1: looking good? And we'll have conversations like that. But I
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  Speaker 1: haven't really gotten to a point of like being like,
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  Speaker 1: all right, let's try and get this guy in here
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  Speaker 1: or anything like that.
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  Speaker 6: Can you see a difference in your pitchers stuff calling
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  Speaker 6: from Colorado and then catching them when they're on the road.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, it's a huge difference in the way the
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  Speaker 1: ball moves and how the ball, how the ball reacts
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  Speaker 1: at sea level and elevation, and like there's some guys
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  Speaker 1: that we use different pitches different ways at the different locations.
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  Speaker 3: For sure, can they sit you in go ahead?
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  Speaker 6: Oh? I thought AJ was going sorry they.
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  Speaker 3: I was gonna say, do they sit you down before
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  Speaker 3: a series?
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  Speaker 5: Like you guys are in Washington today, Do they sit
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  Speaker 5: you down and say, Okay, so and so is pitching today.
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  Speaker 5: This cutter will be better in Washington than it is
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  Speaker 5: in Colorado. And then when you get to Colorado, do
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  Speaker 5: you say, well, his curve ball will be better in
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  Speaker 5: Colorado than it is in Washington because of the altitude.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean there's definitely sometimes we'll talk about pitch
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  Speaker 1: mix in Colorado and in say today, in Washington, certain
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  Speaker 1: pitches will be better than it would be if we
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  Speaker 1: were facing him in Denver.
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  Speaker 4: So there's definitely sometimes we'll talk about that.
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  Speaker 2: the mid three hundredth range. I've gotten a few offers since.
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  Speaker 2: Thoughts on whyitet? Should I hold on?
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  Speaker 6: Do the pitchers ever say it? Do the pictures ever
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  Speaker 6: come to you? And go?
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  Speaker 3: Hey?
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  Speaker 6: The last time I was at home, my cutter was
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  Speaker 6: sinking and my sinker was cutting.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean we've we've definitely, I've had conversations with
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  Speaker 1: pitchers about that. There's been there's been games in Denver
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  Speaker 1: that we'll just we'll just bang a pitch because it's
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  Speaker 1: just not moving the right way that day or whatever
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  Speaker 1: it is. So there's definitely times where you got to
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  Speaker 1: you gotta adjust on the fly.
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  Speaker 5: Hunter, What was it like, I know this is is
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  Speaker 5: kind of rough to talk about, but I went through
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  Speaker 5: at once.
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  Speaker 3: What was it like when you got to call the
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  Speaker 3: Bud Black was let go during the season. Was it like,
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  Speaker 3: oh wow?
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  Speaker 5: Or was it like, man, I don't know what to
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  Speaker 5: do because you're a younger guy on a team, right,
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  Speaker 5: You're trying to establish yourself, you're having a great year.
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  Speaker 5: Was that eye opening for not only you but some
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  Speaker 5: of the vets that are on this team that were like, wow, guys,
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  Speaker 5: we need to pick this up as players.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean for me, it was a little weird.
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  Speaker 1: I've never gone through something like that before. And I
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  Speaker 1: knew Bud. I mean I obviously didn't have him as
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  Speaker 1: long as some of the veterans did, so I didn't
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  Speaker 1: have as I guess, deep of a relationship. So it
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  Speaker 1: was definitely weird, and I know, I know it affected
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  Speaker 1: some of the vets a little more, and but I
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  Speaker 1: think so far having warn he's done a great job
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  Speaker 1: and I think a lot of guys like him a lot.
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  Speaker 6: So all right, what about Clint? You gotta do hitting
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  Speaker 6: coach in you were raking when Bam Bam was in
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  Speaker 6: and then you keep raking with Clint in is Clint?
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  Speaker 6: Does he need to like be quiet when he's in
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  Speaker 6: the cage because cages get loud and his voice is
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  Speaker 6: just obnoxiously loud. Does he And also does he actually
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  Speaker 6: flip to you guys, because oh, yeah, great, great job hunter,
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  Speaker 6: right right, great job, You're a great, great great job.
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  Speaker 4: Uh. Now, I mean he's he's the same guy every day.
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  Speaker 1: He's he's a he's just a loud guy, I mean,
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  Speaker 1: and I think I think there's good good that comes
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  Speaker 1: from that.
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  Speaker 4: I mean, he brings good energy. But no, he doesn't
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  Speaker 4: flip in the cage. We have we have Nick Wilson
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  Speaker 4: and Jordan Checko and they do a great job in
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  Speaker 4: the cage and Clint's Clint's there for support outside of
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  Speaker 4: the cage.
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  Speaker 5: All right, does he are you on his email list?
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  Speaker 5: Have you heard about his email list retends motivational emails
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  Speaker 5: out every day to people to like ten thousand people.
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  Speaker 5: I'm not on that list, but are you on this list?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah?
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  Speaker 1: Well he I don't get emails. He does, he does text,
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  Speaker 1: He'll text, He'll text us the motivation.
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  Speaker 3: So well, give us an example.
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  Speaker 5: I need an example of a Clint Hurdle motivation because
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  Speaker 5: all I know Clint Hurdle is what Eric said when
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  Speaker 5: I played against him. All you hear him just go
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  Speaker 5: from the dugout and I'm like, dude, can you please stop?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I don't really have an example off
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  Speaker 4: the top of my head.
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  Speaker 1: I mean it's just like you get a text in
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  Speaker 1: and it'll be like a quote from somebody or something
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  Speaker 1: like that that just or it'll be a quote from
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  Speaker 1: him for the day, just trying to I guess, keep
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  Speaker 1: you in a positive mindset or get you going for
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  Speaker 1: the day.
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  Speaker 2: Hunter, we're about what three weeks away from the All
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  Speaker 2: Star Game?
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  Speaker 3: Real talk?
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  Speaker 2: Is that on your mind at all? Because yeah, I
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  Speaker 2: mean we've gone over some ups and downs of the season.
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  Speaker 2: You're having a great year. It's something that there's no
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  Speaker 2: player in the league isn't excited about, especially for a
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  Speaker 2: first time. So it's something like that on your mind
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  Speaker 2: that you could be in Atlanta representing the top players
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  Speaker 2: in the world.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: I mean it's, like you said, you see it everywhere,
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  Speaker 1: So it's definitely crossed my mind. I do my best to, Uh,
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  Speaker 1: I do my best to try and just focus on
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  Speaker 1: my day to day routine and come in every day,
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  Speaker 1: try and do what I can to prepare for the game.
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  Speaker 4: But it's definitely something that crosses your mind.
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  Speaker 3: All right.
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  Speaker 6: I know you're preparing every day for your game, But
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  Speaker 6: what was your first reaction when you saw the Dev's
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  Speaker 6: trade to San France.
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  Speaker 4: I mean, that's a huge trade. I was, uh.
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  Speaker 1: I mean we were on the we were on the
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  Speaker 1: plane last night when we saw it. So, I mean,
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  Speaker 1: there's a bunch of guys talking about it. I think,
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  Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's wild. I don't think many people
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  Speaker 1: expected that at all.
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  Speaker 5: Are you? Are you more excited about Devs getting traded
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  Speaker 5: to your division in San fran or the fact that
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  Speaker 5: Showhy is going to start pitching again in your division,
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  Speaker 5: Like what is happening in your division? Everything is going
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  Speaker 5: to the National League West at this point.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, I don't know if I'm really excited about either.
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  Speaker 1: I don't really want to call I don't really want
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  Speaker 1: to call pitches to devs that often, and.
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  Speaker 4: I wouldn't refer to face show Hey. You know.
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  Speaker 6: What you think is gonna be tougher facing Showy as
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  Speaker 6: a hitter or calling pitches as show Hey is hitting.
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  Speaker 1: As far as right now, I've never faced show Hey,
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  Speaker 1: but I've called pitches to him a lot, and call
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  Speaker 1: him pitches to him is not fun.
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  Speaker 4: It's really hard to do.
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  Speaker 1: So I think I think as of right now, I
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  Speaker 1: haven't faced him yet, So I think i'd say i'd
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  Speaker 1: rather face him in the box.
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  Speaker 6: Show Hey's gonna throw the ball right down the middle.
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  Speaker 6: Just look for it, right down the middle. He doesn't
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  Speaker 6: throw anything extra crazy. He doesn't throw one hundred and
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  Speaker 6: nine unless this unless this Tommy John surgery really did something.
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  Speaker 6: So it's just another baseball down the middle. Way easier
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  Speaker 6: to hit against him.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, sure, for sure.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, Hey Hunter, I've got one more free at. You know,
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  Speaker 2: I brought up the All Star question. I would think
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  Speaker 2: this is a layup. But is there anyone else that
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  Speaker 2: we should point out on your team? I feel like
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  Speaker 2: we mentioned Jake Bird here, is that the guy who's
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  Speaker 2: just been incredible out of the bullpen that you'd be like, hey,
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  Speaker 2: this is one of the better relievers in baseball right now,
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  Speaker 2: and if so, can you give us a little either
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  Speaker 2: scatting report or something we might not know about him?
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  Speaker 2: Because obviously, I would say most baseball fans that they're
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  Speaker 2: a fan of another team or they're a casual fan,
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  Speaker 2: probably don't know.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, Jake Bird's definitely definitely a guy in
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  Speaker 4: our bullpen. He comes in.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, it feels like every time he comes in,
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  Speaker 1: it's gonna be a shutdown ending. I mean, he's striking
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  Speaker 1: a lot of guys out and he brings I mean,
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  Speaker 1: with the way that our season has been going, he
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  Speaker 1: still brings that fire and his personality. He gets fired
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  Speaker 1: up and it's great to see. I mean, he definitely
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  Speaker 1: deserves it for sure.
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  Speaker 5: Okay, last thing before we let you go. You're in Washington.
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  Speaker 5: You came from Atlanta. Does Rosie have the Popeyes Chicken
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  Speaker 5: out in Washington? Because that was like his go to move.
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  Speaker 5: Rosie's a clubhouse guy in Washington. Does he have the
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  Speaker 5: Popeyes out for you guys?
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  Speaker 4: I don't know. I haven't even been to the lunch
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  Speaker 4: room yet, to be honest.
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  Speaker 3: Well, what listen, your catcher, dude.
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  Speaker 5: The first thing you have to do as a catcher
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  Speaker 5: is go into the lunch room and pick out like
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  Speaker 5: oh yeah, you have to go through the spread and
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  Speaker 5: just kind of oh that's a chicken wing, I'll have
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  Speaker 5: one of those.
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  Speaker 3: Oh that's a salad.
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  Speaker 5: I'll get a tomato here, Like you're a catcher now, okay,
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  Speaker 5: this isn't first base anymore, Like you have to take
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  Speaker 5: pride in spread killing.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, I'll try my best. I'll go in there
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  Speaker 4: and check right now.
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  Speaker 5: Okay, yeah, because tell Rosie it's time after like all
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  Speaker 5: these years, like Popeye's is good. But like you know,
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  Speaker 5: you guys are healthy now you can't be feenie all that.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, all right, yeah, gone for salad.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah anothery're salad. They're all salad eaders.
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  Speaker 6: Now, you know, there's.
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  Speaker 3: No there's not anything that's not me. So that's not you.
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  Speaker 4: No salad for me.
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  Speaker 3: Now, you're yeah, you're from you're from south Man. You
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  Speaker 3: gotta get some you gotta get some good stuff in
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  Speaker 3: you stay.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, chick you good, you know, I mean fried chicken
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  Speaker 4: is good. All that stuff scared.
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  Speaker 2: All right, So yeah, cool fat that's true. Hunter.
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  Speaker 3: Hope you enjoyed this man great getting to know you.
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  Speaker 2: Appreciate the time, keep doing your thing.
• 15:05
  Speaker 4: Yeah, thanks for having me on.
• 15:07
  Speaker 2: Thank you Hunter Goodman from the Colorado Rockies. Also, you
• 15:10
  Speaker 2: can vote for him All Star voting happening now, well deserving.
• 15:14
  Speaker 3: Yes,